Today's episode features Jane's conversation with Dr. Vivienne Cass, a clinical psychologist for over 25 years, the person behind the Cass Lesbian and Gay Identity Model, the developer of the Illustrated Clitoris, the author of The Elusive Orgasm, an app creator of Explore Women's Sex, a lecturer on sexology and sexual therapy, and so much more. You can find out more about Dr. Cass on her website here.

Amy Dickinson from Gazebo Intimates treats Ashley to her first bra fitting. It turns out to be so helpful and a lot of fun. No body-shaming and no guilt. They fit all sorts of bodies. Just pure pleasure and expert advice. You can find out more at http://the-gazebo.com/ or drop by for your own fitting at 14 Center Street, downtown Northampton, MA.

Aisha-Sky Gates is a relationship coach for people in alternative lifestyle or designer relationships. What's that mean? Maybe they're kinky, polyamorous, queer, swinging, or something else. She's written a new book called Unequal Partnerships: A Dating Guide for Loving Non-Egalitarian Relationships and you can buy it here: https://aishaskygates.com/about-book/

Our Better Half returns Sunday, September 2nd with a new season. Stay tuned for some of our best interviews yet! Plus, Jane and Ashley take a field trip.

Jane and Ashley recount what they learned in Season 2. Plus, some tips to take with you on vacation or add to the mix of your normal routine.

This week, Ashley and Jane take a field trip to 50/50 Fitness Nutrition to talk to personal trainer, Jay McWilliams, about exercises for functional fitness. Plus a live workout!

Jane unabashedly loves a particular genre of books: true adventures of explorers where no one gets killed. Let's just say it's not everyone's favorite. But she delights us this week with her ability to make the connection of Ernest Shackleton's failed voyage to Antartica with sex at an older age. If you've been caught by the 'Shacks' bug, here's a title she recommends: Lansing, A. (2015). Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, New York: Basic Books Like our show? You can subscribe by sending us your email. We love our listeners and welcome your feedback. Please write to us at this address. And thanks for listening!

This week, we're continuing our conversation about menopause. Dr. Heather Dillaway is a researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women's sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women's health in this article. ​Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause. You can learn more about their work and upcoming events by clicking here.

Our guest this week is Dr. Heather Dillaway, a great researcher from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan who believes menopause is a part of life, a natural part of women's sexual development, and is not a medical condition. She critiques the medicalization of women's health in this article. Dr. Dillaway is part of The North American Menopause Society, a group dedicated to research on women and menopause.

This week we talked about finding love in later life. People can be reluctant to date again after a divorce or the death of a spouse. Ashley and Jane discuss how to make this process easier, including how to communicate with your family and new partners when you start dating again.

Here are links and references to the other resources that were mentioned in today's episode:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3848887/

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